In the film "Ikiru" directed by Akira Kurosawa, released in October 1952, there is a scene in which the main character, who plays the role of Takashi Shimura, who knows that he has a short life due to stomach cancer, is taken to the strip theater by a novelist who plays the role of Yunosuke Ito, who he met at a bar. ..
Dancing on that stage is stripper Lhasa Saya, who was performing at the Shinjuku Central Theater and Asakusa Park Theater at that time.
It seems that Director Kurosawa nominated her directly.
Lhasa Saya shows a striptease in a Latin rhythm.
Lhasa Saya doesn't appear much in the texts that mention the famous strippers of yesteryear, but she would be happy that Kurosawa's work left her dancing.
Some posters of "living" overseas have a larger image of Lhasa Saya than Takashi Shimura, who plays the leading role. (source:https://saijo-noboru.blog) Edit Biography